TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS
-- GRADE EIGHT --
MODEL TEST SEVEN
TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [35 MIN ] SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Some of the gaps may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now listen to the mini-lecture.
SECTION B INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Questions I to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.
1. What is essential for a good interviewer?
A. Professional knowledge.
B. Experience in the area.
C. Curiosity about the interviewees.
D. Enthusiasm about the job.
2. Why Michael has to watch the interview back to tell whether it's been a good one? A, Because he isn't confident enough in himself.
B. Because he usually is too indulged in the interview to be aware of his own performance.
C. Because television interview is often more interesting than it actually is.
D. Because television interview depends much on the way the director shoots it.
3. How does Michael manage to bring out the best in people?
A. By communicating with them in advance.
B. By exuding a great sense of humor during the interview.
C. By doing thorough researches into them in advance.
D. By asking thought-provoking questions.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Michael when he is doing interviews?
A. He always sticks to his list of questions.
B. Sometimes interviewees would talk about something that he's not really thought about.
C. He sometimes lets the interviewee direct the flow of conversation.
D. He doesn't have a list of questions at all.
5. What does Michael think of a career as an interviewer?
A. It's a good job for young people with talent, ambition and energy.
B. Talent plays the most important role in the career.
C. One has to pass several examinations to pursue a career as an interviewer.
D. It sometimes can be very boring.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Questions 6 to 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds toanswer the questions. Now listen to the news.
6. Where was the report about rebel forces from?
A. Chad's government.
C. French embassy.
B. Capital N'Djamena.
D. City of Abeche.
7. France's ambassador has left Rwanda because Rwanda has decided to____
A. stay away from possible danger
B. show France its power
C. cut the connection between the two countries
D. arrest some of the top Rwandan officials
Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
8. The investigation was dangerous because______
A. the mine was badly damaged
B. the ventilation system was broken
C. the mine was too deep
D. the safety facility was destroyed
Questions 9 to 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
9. The development of__ inside the mosquito has been blocked.
A. molecule in the gut
B. genetic gene
C. malaria parasite
D. disease-spreading tissue
10. Which of the following description is INCORRECT?
A. The new strain of mosquito has been released into the wild
B. Scientists have done similar researches before.
C. The new strain of mosquito cannot spread the disease.
D. This kind of mosquito is genetically modified
PART H READING COMPREHENSION [30 MIN]
In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
TEXT A
High in a smooth ocean of sky floated a dazzling, majestic sun. Fragments of powdery cloud, like spray flung from a wave crest, sprinkled the radiant, lake-blue heaven.
Relaxed on a bundle of hay in a corner of a meadow bathed in sunlight, Paul lay dreaming. A gentle breeze was stirring the surrounding hedges; bees moved, humming thoughtfully, from scarlet poppy to purple thistle; a distant lark, invisible in blue light, was flooding the vast realm of the sky with glorious song, as the sun was flooding the earth with brilliance. Beyond the hedge a brook tinkled over softly-glowing pebbles. Butterflies hovered above nodding clover. An ant was busily exploring the uncharted territory of Paul's suntanned wrist. A grasshopper skidded briskly over his ankle. And the blazing sun was steadily scorching his fair freckled face to bright lobster red. Neither sun, nor grasshopper, nor ant, however, was able to arouse him.
Not even when a fly started crawling over his face did he open his eyes. For Paul was a thousand miles away,in a world of eternal snow and ice. Across the towering mountain range, a bitter gale was screaming furiously as with one hand he gripped a projecting knob of rock while with his axe he hacked out the next narrow foothold in the rock. As their infallible guide, he was leading his gallant party of climbers up a treacherous, vertical wall of rock towards the lofty peak above, hitherto unconquered by man. A single slip, however trivial, would probably
result in death for all of them. To his right he could glimpse the furrowed glacier sweeping towards the valley, but he was far too absorbed in his task to appreciate fully the scene around or even to be aware of a view of almost unearthly beauty.
A sudden gust of wind nearly tore him from the ledge where he was perched. Gradually he raised his foot, tested the new foothold on the sheer rock wall, transferred his weight, and signaled to the climbers below.
Not until a tractor started working in the next field did he become conscious of his far from icy surroundings. He sat up, wiped his forehead with his handkerchief, glanced at his watch and sighed in resignation. He had a headache through sleeping in the hot sun, a pain in his shoulder from carrying his rucksack; his legs felt stiff and his feet ached. With no enthusiasm whatever he pulled the bulging rucksack over his shoulders and drew a large-scale map from his pocket. At the far end of the meadow two slates in the wall, which at this point replaced the hedge, indicated a stile, and beyond he could faintly see a thin thread of path which dwindled and
finally disappeared as it climbed the steep slope of the down, quivering in the glare of the sun. The whole of Nature seemed to be luxttriating in warmth, sunshine and peace. Wherever he looked, leaves on twigs, grass blades, flower petals, all were sparkling in sunlight.
Fifteen miles off, over the ridge, across a broad valley and then over a higher, even steeper range of hills lay the youth hostel: supper, company, a cool dip in the river. With a momentary intense longing for ice-axe, blizzard, glacier and heroic exploit (none of which was at all familiar to him), Paul strode off unwillingly to less dramatic but equally heroic achievement in the tropical heat of an English sun.
11. All of the following failed to wake Paul up EXCEPT the __
A. sun
B. grasshopper
C. fly
D. tractor
12. What did the ant on Paul's wrist feel about it?
A. It was a new area for discovery.
B. It was very large.
C. It was very dangerous.
D. It was unattractive.
13. All of the following are similarities between Paul's dream and the journey ahead of him EXCEPT that __
A. they both demanded skill and courage
B. the weather conditions in both were extreme
C. they both could offer worthwhile views
D. they both involved hardship
14. What can be inferred about the mountain-climbing in Paul's dream?
A. It was not a great challenge.
B. Though difficult, it was not so dangerous.
C. If successful, they would be the first to reach the summit.
D. Paul was shocked by the beauty of the mountain.
15. Which category of writing does the passage belong to?
A. Narration.
B. Description.
C. Persuasion.
D. Exposition.
TEXT B
Isn't it amazing how one person, sharing one idea, at the right time and place can change the course of your life's history? This is certainly what happened in my life. When I was 14, I was hitchhiking from Houston, Texas, through E1 Paso on my way to California. I was following my dream, journeying with the sun. I was a high school dropout with learning disabilities and was set on surfing the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii, where I would later live.
Upon reaching downtown E1 Paso, I met an old man, a bum, on the street comer. He saw me walking,stopped me and questioned me as I passed by. He asked me if I was running away from home, I suppose because I looked so young. I told him, "Not exactly, sir," since my father had given me a ride to the freeway in Houston and given me his blessings while saying, "It is important to follow your dream and what is in your heart, son."
The bum then asked me if he could buy me a cup of coffee. I told him, "No, sir, but a soda would be great."We walked to a comer malt shop and sat down on a couple of swiveling stools while we enjoyed our drinks.
After conversing for a few minutes, the friendly bum told me to follow him. He told me that he had something grand to show me and share with me. We walked a couple of blocks until we came upon the downtown E1 Paso Public Library.
We walked up its front steps and stopped at a small information stand. Here the bum spoke to a smiling old lady, and asked her if she would bc kind enough to watch my things for a moment while he and I entered the library. I left my bclungings with this grandmotherly figure and entered into this magnificent hall of learning.
The bum first led me to a table and asked me to sit down and wait for a moment while he looked for something special amongst the shelves. A few moments later, he returned with a couple of old books under his arms and set them on the table. He then sat down beside me and spoke. He started with a few statements that were very special and that changed my life. He said, "There are two things that I want to teach you, young man, and they are these:
"Number one is to never judge a book by its cover, for a cover can fool you." He followed with, "I bet you think I'm a bum, don't you, young man?"
I said, "Well, uh, yes, I guess so, sir."
"Well, young man, I've got a little surprise for you. I am one of the wealthiest men in the world. I have probably everything any man could ever want. I originally come from the Northeast and have all the things that money can buy. But a year ago, my wife passed away, bless her soul, and since then I have been deeply reflecting upon life. I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. I made a commitment to myself to do exactly that for one year. For the past year, I have been going from city to city doing just that. So, you see, don't ever judge a book by its cover, for a cover can fool you. "
"Number two is to lcam how to read, my boy, for there is only one thing that people can't take away from you, and that is your wisdom. "At that moment, he reached forward, grabbed my right hand in his and put them upon the books he'd pulled from the shelves. They were the writings of Plato and Aristotle--immortal classics from ancient times.
The bum then led me back past the smiling old woman near the entrance, down the steps and back on the streets near where we first met. His parting request was for me to never forget what he taught me.
16. We can infer from the passage that at 14, the author __
A. did not do well in his study
B. did not like his mother
C. planned to live in California all his life
D. did not like his life in Huston
17. The author recognized the old man as a bum probably because __
A. the old man asked for money from him
B. the old man was sleeping on the street comer
C. the old man was poorly dressed
D. the old man told him so
18. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the old man?
A. He was a bum.
B. His wife died when he was young.
C. He knew the author.
D. He had thought the author a truant.
19. The old man implied that __
A. truths couldn't be disguised by covers
B. wisdom could come from reading
C. his wife's death made him depressed for years
D. he liked the life of a bum
20. The author probably feels __ the old man.
A. grateful to
B. sympathetic for
C. uneasy about
D. indifferent to
TEXT C
It takes a while, as you wall around the streets of Nantes, a city of half a million people on the banks of the Loire River, to realize just what it is that is odd. Then you get it: There are empty parking lots, which~ is highly
unusual in big French towns.
Two decades of effort to make life more livable by dissuading people from driving into town has made Nantes a beacon for other European cities seeking to shake dependence on the automobile.
The effects were clear recently during Mobility Week, a campaign sponsored by the European Union that prompted more than 1,000 towns across the Continent to test ways of making their streets, if not car-free, at least manageable. "That is an awfully difficult problem," acknowledges Joel Crawford, an author and leader of the "car free" movement picking up adherents all over Europe. "You can't take cars out of cities until there is some sort of alternative in place. But there are a lot of forces pointing in the direction of a major reduction in car use, like the rise in fuel prices, and concerns about global warming."
Last week, proclaiming the slogan "In Town, Without my Car!" hundreds of cities
closed off whole chunks of their centers to all but essential traffic. Nantes closed just a few streets, preferring to focus on alternatives to driving so as to promote "Clever Commuting," the theme of this year's EU campaign. Volunteers pedaled rickshaws along the cobbled streets, charging passengers $1.20 an hour; bikes were available for free; and city workers encouraged children to walk to school along routes supervised by adults acting as Pied Pipers and picking up kids at arranged stops.
The centerpiece is a state-of-therart tramway providing service to much of the town, and a network of free,multistory parking lots to encourage commuters to "park and ride." Rene Vincendo, a retired hospital worker waiting at one such parking lot for his wife to return from the city center, is sold. "To go into town, this is brilliant," he says. "I never take my car in now."
It is not cheap, though. Beyond the construction costs, City Hall subsidizes fares to the tune of 60 million euros ($72 million) a year, making passengers pay only 40 percent of operating costs.
That is the only way to draw people onto trams and buses, says de Rugy, since Nantes, like many European cities, is expanding, and commuters find themselves with ever-longer distances to travel. The danger, he warns, is that "the further you go down the route of car dependence, the harder it is to return, because so many shops, schools and other services are built beyond the reach of any financially feasible public-transport network." This,adds de Rugy, means that "transport policy is only half the answer. Urban planners and transport authorities have to work hand in hand to ensure that services are provided close to transport links."
The carrot-and-stick approach that Nantes has taken--cutting back on parking in the town center and making it expensive, while improving public transport--has not reduced the number of cars on the road. But it has "put a brake on the increase we would have seen otherwise" and that other European cities have seen, says Dominique Godineau, head of the city's "mobility department."
21. What can be inferred about the city of Nantes?
A. Nantes is with the best traffic condition in France.
B. Nantes has almost shaken its independence on the automobile.
C. The government of Nantes is the first to dissuade people from driving into town.
D. The government of Nantes succeeds in raising people's living standard.
22. Car use can be reduced because of all of the followings EXCEPT __
A. rise in fuel price
B. alternatives for car
C. people's environmental awareness
D. heavy traffic jam
23. What's the difference between Nantes and other cities which want reduction in car use?
A. Nantes gets more serious traffic problems.
B. Nantes doesn't close off any streets.
C. Nantes has better public transport system.
D. Nantes pays more attention to alternatives to driving.
24. According to the passage, the tramway and multistory parking lots are __
A. low in cost
B. cheap to use
C. dismissed by critics
D. ineffective
25. The passage implies that public transport network can replace private cars if____
A. the city is not so big
B. there are more roads and streets
C. there are more public transport tools
D. there are more services near transport links
26. "The carrot-and-stick approach" in the last paragraph means _____
A. an approach with pros and cons
B. an approach with threat and award
C. an efficient approach
D. a practical approach
TEXT D
The need for a satisfactory education is more important than ever before. Nowadays, without a qualification from a reputable school or university, the odds of landing that plum job advertised in the paper are considerably shortened. Moreover, one's present level of education could fall well short of future career requirements.
It is no secret that competition is the driving force behind the need to obtain increasingly higher qualifications. In the majority of cases, the urge to upgrade is no longer the result of an insatiable thirst for knowledge. The pressure is coming from within the workplace to compete with ever more qualified job applicants, and in many occupations one must now battle with colleagues in the reshuffle for the position one already holds.
Striving to become better educated is hardly a new concept. Wealthy parents have always been willing to spend the vast amounts of extra money necessary to send their children to schools with a perceived educational edge. Working adults have long attended night schools and refresher courses. Competition for employment has been around since the curse of working for a living began. Is the present situation so very different to that of the past?
The difference now is that the push is universal and from without as well as within. A student at secondary school receiving low grades is no longer as easily accepted by his or her peers as was once the case. Similarly, in the workplace, unless employees are engaged in part-time study, they may be frowned upon by their employers and peers and have difficulty even standing still. In fact, in these cases, the expectation is for careers to go backwards and earning capacity to take an appreciable nosedive.
At first glance, the situation would seem to be laudable--a positive response to the exhortation by a former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, for Australia to become the "clever country". Yet there are serious ramifications according to at least one educational psychologist. Dr Brendan Gatsby has caused some controversy in academic circles by suggesting that a bias towards what he terms paper excellence might cause
more problems than it is supposed to solve. Gatsby raises a number of issues that affect the individual as well as society in general.
Firstly, he believes the extra workload involved is resulting in abnormally high stress levels in both students at secondary school and adults studying after working hours. Secondly, skills which might be more relevant to the undertaking of a sought-after job are being overlooked by employers interviewing candidates without qualifications on paper. These two areas of concern for the individual are causing physical and emotional stress respectively.
Gatsby also argues that there are attitudinal changes within society to the exalted role education now plays in determining how the spoils of working life are distributed. Individuals of all ages are being driven by social pressures to achieve academic success solely for monetary considerations instead of for the joy of enlightenment. There is the danger that some universities are becoming degree factories with an attendant drop in standards. Furthermore, our education system may be rewarding doggedne~s above creativity--the very thing Australians have been encouraged to avoid. But the most undesirable effect of this academic paper chase, Gatsby says, is the disadvantage "user pays" higher education confers on the poor, who invariably lose out to the more financially favored.
Naturally, although there is agreement that learning can cause stress, Gatsby's comments regarding university standards have been roundly criticized as alarmist by most educationists who point out that, by any standard of measurement, Australia's education system overall, at both secondary and tertiary levels, is equal to that of any in the world.
27. What makes higher qualifications important?
A. Pressure of competition.
B. Thirst for knowledge.
C. Development oftecimology.
D. Employers' bias.
28. What can be inferred about today's employees in the workplace according to the passage?
A. They seldom do part-time study.
B. They may have trouble with work without further study.
C. They usually do not get along well with one another.
D. They often frown due to the pressure from work.
29. Gatsby considers enthusiastic pursuit of higher qualifications as ______
A. beneficial
B. necessary
C. harmful
D. reasonable
30. Undesirable consequences of ever-going pursuit of higher qualifications include all the following EXCEPT______
A. lower education quality
B. less creativity of students
C. higher stress levels
D. higher pays for education
PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE [ 10 MIN ] There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
31. The Amendment to the Constitution which banned slavery is __
A. the 1 lth Amendment
B. the 12th Amendment
C. the 13th Amendment
D. the 14th Amendment
32. Which region in the U.S. contains 90% of the American textile industry?
A. New England
B. The Midwest
C. The American West
D. The South
33. Which of the following is not one of the leading agricultural exports of Australia?
A. Wool
B. Meat
C. Wheat
D. Grain
34. The largest lake in Britain is __
A. the Lake Neagh
B. Windermere Water
C. Coniston Water
D. the Lake District
35. which of the following is Thomas Hardy's best-known novel?
A. Far From the Madding Crowd
B. The Mayor of Castorbridge
C. Tess of the D'Urbervilles
D. The Return of the Native
36. which of the following is NOT true for Ralph Waldo Emerson?
A. A great thinker
B. A famous novelist
C. A well-know essayist
D. A poet
37. __ is a representative writer of Aestheticism and Decadence.
A. Stevenson
B. Ralph Fox
C. George Gissing
D. Oscar Wilde
38. An allophone refers to any of the different forms of a __
A. phoneme
B. morpheme
C. word
D. root
39. Firth insisted that the object of linguistics is______
A. language itself
B. language in actual use
C. language variation
D. language skills
40. The noun "tear" and the verb "tear" are______
A. homophones
B. allophones
C. complete homonyms
D. homographs
PART IV PROOFREADING& ERROR CORRECTION [ 15 MIN ]
The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proof-read the passage and correct it in the following way:
For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a "∧" sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the
end of the line.
For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash "/" and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.
Example
When ∧art museum wants a new exhibit, ( 1 ) an It 0av~ buys things in finished form and hangs ( 2 ) never them on the wall. When a natural history museum
wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (3) exhibit
A summary of the physical and chemical nature of life must begin,
not on the Earth, but in the Sun; in fact, at the Sun's very center. It is here which is to be found the source of the energy that the Sun constantly pours 41.______ out into space light and heat. This energy is librated at the center of 42.______ the Sun as billions upon billions of nuclei of hydrogen atoms collide
with each other and fuse together to form nuclei of helium, and doing 43.______ so, release out some of the energy that is stored in the nuclei of atoms. 44._____ The output of light and heat of the Sun requires that some 600 million
tons of hydrogen are converted into helium in the Sun every second. 45.______
This the Sun has been doing for several thousands of millions of years.
The nuclear energy is released at the Sun's center as high-energy
gamma radiation, a form of electromagnetic radiation like light and
radio waves, only of very much short wavelength. This gamma radiation 46._____ is absorbed by atoms inside the Sun to be reemitted at slight longer 47._____ wavelengths. This radiation, in its turn is absorbed and reemitted. As the energy filters through the layers of the solar interior, it passes through
the X-ray part of the spectrum eventually becoming light. At this stage,
it has reached that we call the solar surface, and can escape into space 48.____ without being absorbed further by solar atoms. A very small fraction of
the Sun's light and heat are emitted in such directions that after 49._____ passing unhindering through interplanetary space, it hits the Earth. 50._____
PART V TRANSLATION [ 60 MIN ] SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
Translate the underlined part of the following text into English. Write your
translation on ANSWER SHEET
THREE.
然而我虽然自有无端的悲哀，却也并不愤懑。因为这经验使我反省，看见自己了：是我决不是一个振臂一呼应者云集的英雄。
只是我自己的寂寞是不可不驱除的，因为这于我太痛苦。我于是用了种种法，来麻醉自己的灵魂，使我沉人于国民中，使我回到古代去，后来也亲历或旁观过几样更寂寞更悲哀的事，都为我所不愿追怀，甘心使他们和我的脑一同消灭在泥土里的，但我的麻醉法却也似乎已经奏了功，再没有青年时候的慷慨激昂的意思了。
SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE
Translate the underlined part of the following text into Chinese.
Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees. It is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep spring of life.
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60, more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows merely by the number of years;we grow old by deserting our ideas. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childfike appetite f what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart, and my heart there is a wireless station;so long as
it receives messages of beauty, hope cheer, courage and power from men and from infinite, so long as you are young.
PART VI WRITING [ 45 MIN ]
Undoubtedly, our world has changed a lot with the development of science andtechnology. Some peoplethink that technology has made the world a better place to live. Do you agree or disagree with this? Write an essayof about 400 words to state your view on the following topic:
Has Technology Made the World a Better Place to Live?
In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your mare argument, andin the second part you shouldsupport your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bringwhat you have written to anatural conclusion or make a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, language and appropriateness.Failure to follow the aboveinstructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
ANSWER SHEET ONE
PART 1 LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
Complete the gap-filling task Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREEwords. Make sure theword(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes.
Introduction to English Synonyms
L.The reason for the ( 1 )_of English language
By constantly incorporating words from other languages through centuries
Ⅱ. The gradual incorporation of English words
1) Before. 1066: Anglo-Saxon words
2)Alter 1066: words were borrowed from French, connected with food,
clothing,law,(2)_and organization, etc.
3) In the Renaissance: a great influx of words of (3)_ origin
4) In modem times: the vocabulary were expanded by people's (4)__
5) (5)-vastly added to English vocabulary, e.g. jeep, railroad, fall, gasoline etc.
Ⅲ. Different kinds of synonyms
1) synonyms from (6)-but referring to the same thing, e.g. foreword, preface,
introduction
2) synonyms referring to (7) _ of the same kind of thing, e.g. plain, prairie, tundra
3) synonyms having different degree of (8)__,e.g. teach, educate, instruct, school,
tutor
4) synonyms implying different (9)_among the participants, e.g. accompany, escort,
attend
5) synonyms having different degree of formality, e.g. luncheon vs lunch, go to bed
vs hit the sack
IV. Conclusion
Correct choice of words is very important to the (10)_expression.
试题详解
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
【听力原文】
Introduction to English Synonyms
English has the largest vocabulary and the most synonyms of any language inthe
world.
Even before the Norman Conquest in 1066, the Anglo-Saxon vocabulary included words borrowed from Latin, Greek, Celtic and Scandinavian. After the Norman Conquest, the English vocabulary was doubled by the addition of French words, especially those words reflecting a higher standard of living and a more complex social life, for example, words connected with food such as sugar, vinegar, boil, roast, etc.; and words connected with clothing such as robe, mantle, gown, etc.;
and words connected with law, such as garment, legacy, and
While much of the new French vocabulary described new ideas and activities, much of it duplicated the pre-existing Anglo-Saxon vocabulary, thus giving the writer or speaker a choice of synonyms--cure or heal, labour or work,assemble or meet, burglary or stealing, assault or hitting.
Also, the larger world discovered through travel and exploration was a great stimulus to culture and language. In the sixteenth century, there also arose a fashion to ornamenting one's discourse with what were then called "aureate" terms drawn from Greek and Latin,
Words were borrowedfrom Dutch, Spanish, American Indian, Eastern Indian, Italian, Australian, Mexican, Japanese, Malay and many others.
Cream, jeep and rock-and-roll are internationally known
terms. Moreover, American terminology for many things exists side by side with an English terminology, thus placing another whole group of synonyms at our service. For example, sidewalk in American English refers to the same thing as the British term pavement does. More examples are railroad and railway, elevator and lift, fall and autumn, druggist and chemist,gasoline and petrol, installment plan and
hire-purchase system and so on through an almost interminable list.
So we can see that synonyms in English are of many kinds.
For example, foreword, preface and introduction. Foreword is anAnglo-Saxon word; preface is f~om French, and introduction from Latin.
teach is certainly the most general word of this group, while the others are more specialized in application.
It can be argued that there really are no exact synonyms---no exact equivalences of meaning. By "meaning"here we refer to the total range of contexts in which a word may be used. Certainly there are no two words that areinterchangeable in all contexts. But within a given context, there is often exact synonymy. For example: I mislaidmy wallet and I misplaced my wallet. However, in a slightly different context the two words are notinterchangeable: it would not be idiomatic to say I mislaid my suitcase, because mislay applies only to smallobjects while misplace is applicable to both small and large objects. This example shows again that words whichare synonymous in one of their meanings may be different considerably in their other meanings.
We accompany our equals; we attend or follow those to whom we are subordinate; we conduct those who need guidance, and escort those who need protection; merchant ships are convoyed in time of war. Woman and womanish are much alike in referring to female characteristics, but the second applies only to males, and in a derogatory sense.
Some differences in locution reveal differences in the degree of formality of the occasions described. For example, a luncheon is distinguished fi'om a lunch. Sometimes different locutions reveal differences not in the situations described but in the formality of discourse about them. For instance, he went to bed as compared to he hit the sack.
Semanticists and linguistic scholars continue to remind us that words change in meaning according to time and place and circumstance. Such warnings are certainly not to be ignored. Yet there are remarkable elements of stability in a vocabulary. The distinctions between fury and rage, between thought and deliberation, have remained remarkably constant since Shakespeare's day in all English-speaking countries.
In a given context, one particular word is certain to be
more appropriate than the other. To choose wrongly is to leave the hearer or reader with a fuzzy or mistaken impression. To choose well is to give both illumination and delight. The study of synonyms will help us come closer to saying what we really want to say.
Now, you have 2 minutesto check your notes, and then complete the gap-filling task on Answer Sheet One in
10 minutes.
[结构提示]
本篇讲座围绕着英语中的用义词展开论述，共分为四个部分。第一部分概括介绍了英语中同义词最多的原因，第二部分介绍了英语同义词不断增加的历史过程，第三部分介绍了同义词的种类.最后总结说选择正确的词汇才能使表达准确清晰。
【试题解析】
1．Richness。本题的出题点在因果关系处(dueto)。题干意为“几个世纪以来，不断吸收其他语言的词汇是英语_____的原因。”讲座中提到This richness is due to the fact that the English language has grown over the centuries by constantly incorporating words from other languages，故得答案richness。
2．social rank。本题的出题点在排比举例处。题干句意为“l066年以后，英语开始吸收法语词汇，涉及食物、衣服、法律、______和体制等。”讲座中提至1]After the Norman Conquest，the English vocabulary WaS doubled by the addition of French words．．．words connected with food．．．clothin9．．．1aw．．．and words connected with social rank and organization such as prince，duke，mayor,etc．，故得答案social rank。
3．Latin and Greek。本题的出题点在专有名词处(Renaissance)。题干问文艺复兴时期，什么词汇又被纳入了英语中。讲座中提到With the enormous expansion ofclassical learning in the Renaissance．there WaSa great influx ofwords ofLatin and Greek origin into the English language，由此可知在文艺复兴时期，源于拉丁语和希腊语的单词也融入了英语中，故得答案Latin and Greek。
4．adventures。本题的出题点在关键词处(modemtimes)。题干问现代英语的词汇量是通过什么来扩大的。讲座中提到As some English—speaking people traded and traveled around the world in modem times in Europe，North America，India,Australia,Africa,their adventures also expanded the vocabulary，由此可知，现在一些说英语的人到其他国家经商和旅游，他们的冒险活动扩大了英语的词汇量，故得答案adventures。
5．American English。本题的出题点在递进处(Furthermore)。题干问最后一种有助于扩充英语词汇量的方式是什么。讲座中提到Furthermore，the United States，as a separate nation with its own life and character and institutions，has added vasay tO the English Vocabulary…American words and phrases have gained recognition andprestige everywhere，由此可知，作为一个独立的国家，美国拥有自己独特的生活方式、特色和制度，
随着美国对世界政治、科学、产业、艺术等领域的影响力越来越大，美国英语也得到了世界的认可，大大地扩充了英语的词汇量，故得答案American English。
6．different origins。本题考查重要细节。讲座中提到Some groups of synonyms are just words ofdifferent origins but refer t0 the same thing，故得答案different origins。7．geographical variants。本题的出题点在举例处(1ike)。讲座中提到Some groups，like plain，prairie，tundra，refer to geographical variants ofthe same kind ofthing，故得答案geographical variants。
8．abstraction。本题的出题点在举例处(1ike)。讲座中提至Other groups of synonyms，like teach，educate，instruct，school，tutor，differ from one another principally in degrees of abstraction，故得答案abstraction。题干是用形容词different替换了原文的动词differ。
9．relationships。本题的出题点在转折处(but)。讲座中提到Some groups ofwords describe the same actions．but imply different relationships among the parties concemed。题干中的among the participants等同于原文中的among the parties concerned，故得答案relationships。
10．clear and accurate。本题考查对细节的理解。讲座中提到Nothing is so important to clear and accurate expression as the ability to distinguish between words ofsimilar，but not identical meanin9，由此可知，词汇的选择对清楚准确的表达很重要，故得答案clear and accurate。
SECTION B INTERVIEW
【听力原文】
(I—Interviewer；M--Michael)
I：With all your experience of interviewin9，Michael，how can you tell if somebody is going to make a good interviewer?
M：Oh,I say，what a question!I've never been asked that
before． I think that's a natural one，not all assumed one．I think the people who have，am，done my iob，and the graveyard of the BBC is littered with them．Their tombstones are there，you know，who failed，have been because basically they've not been journalists．Um，my training was in joumalism．I've been 26 years a joumalist，and to be a joumalist argues that you like meeting people--to start with。and also you want to find out about them．So that's the prerequisite．After that，I think there’s something else comes into it．into play,and I think…most successful journalists have it．It’s a curious kind of affinity with people．It’s an ability to get on with people．It’s a kind of body warmth，if you like．If you knew the secret of it and could bottle it and sell it。you’d make a fortune．
I：When you’ve done an interview yourself,how do you feel whether it's been a good interview or not a good interview?
M：
You can’t．It's amazin9．Sometimes I think
“Oh，.that's a boring interview’’and just because of the way my director shot it，and shot reaction，he’s composed a picture that，s made it far more interesting than it actually was．
I：
M：，by knowin9，when you go into a television studi0,more about the guest in front of you than they've forgotten about themselves．And，I mean，that’s pure research．You probably use．in a 20 minute interview，I probably use，a 20th of the research material that I've absorbed．but that’s what you，ve got to have to d0．I once interviewed Robert Mitchum for 75 minutes and the longest reply I got from him was“yes”．And that…that’s the only time I've used every ounce of research and every question that I've ever thought of,and a few that I hadn't thought of as well．But that really is the answe卜it’s research．When people say to you．you know，“0h，you go out and wing it”，I mean，that's nonsense．If anybody ever tries to tell you that as an interviewer just startin9，that you wing it，there’s no such thin9．It's all preparation．It's knowing exactly what you’re going to do at any given point and knowing what you want from the person．
I: And does that include sticking to written questions or do you deviate?
M: No, I mean what you do is you have an aide memoir. My list of questions aren't questions as such. They're areas that I block out. And indeed, I can't remember...
The job is very much like, actually,a Waffle cop; you're like you're on point duty and you're directing the flow of traffic. Well, you're directing the flow of conversation. That's basically what you're doing, when you're doing a talk-show, in my view.
I: Have you got a last word of encouragement for any young people setting out on what they'd like to be a career as an interviewer?
M: I... I envy them. I really do. I mean I'd go back and do it all again.
And
the nice thing about it is that the proportion of talent is indeed only 5 per cent, the other 95 per cent is energy, and there's no examinations to pass. I'd love to do it over again.
【听前预测】
根据题干中出现的a good interviewer、Michael、bring out the best in people、doing interviews和a career as aninterviewer可以大概判断出对话是对Michael的访问，谈论了电视访谈节目主持人的工作。
【对话摘要】
Michael是一位电视访谈节目主持人，对话中他提到，一位合格的访谈节目主持人必须具有较强的好奇心，而且要想呈现给观众最好的节目，就要事先做大量的准备工作。对于那些有天赋、有抱负、有活力的年轻人来说，访谈节目主持人是个不错的职业选择。
【试题解析】
1．C。本题的出题点在人物观点处(Ithink)。本题是问要做一个好的访谈者什么最重要，听音重点在a good interviewer处。对话中主持人问Michael女l何辨别一个人能否成为好的访谈者，Michael说他认为一位好的访谈者必备的条件是他要对受访者有好奇心，题干中的essential对应原文中的prerequisite，故得答案C。
2．D。本题的出题点在因果关系处(because)。本题是问Michael为什么要等重新看一遍访谈才能知道它的好坏，听音重点在watch…back处。对话中主持人问Michael当他做访谈的时候，如何能知道这个访谈是好还是不好，Michael说他在直播的时候是不知道好坏的，必须得回头重看一遍才能知道，因为节目的效果在很大程度上取决于导演在拍摄时捕捉的镜头，故选D。
3．C。本题的出题点在对话问答处。本题是问Michael女l何能挖掘出受访者最精彩的方面，听音重点在'bfing out the best处。对话中主持人问Michael如何能挖掘出受访者最精彩的方面，因为他似乎不仅能帮助他们放松，而且还能触及他们的内心深处，Michael回答说，“通过调查研究(byresearch)”，故选C。
4．B。本题的出题点在因果关系处(because)。题干问以下四项关于Michael在做访谈时的说法，哪项是对的，根据选项可判断听音重点在list ofquestions处。对话中主持人问Michael是否会按照一个已经写好的问题列表来进行访谈，Michaet说不是，他自己的list ofquestions并不是这样一个个写好的问题，而是大致的话题领域，因为受访者往往会谈到主持人之前并未想到的内容，故选80 Michael只是说做访谈节目就像指挥交通一样(交警指挥着交通，而主持人引导着谈话内容)，并不是C项所说的将谈话的主动权交给受访者，故可排除该项。对话中Michael提到My list ofquestions area’t questions as such．They're areas that I block out…，可见他并不是没有问题列表，只是问题比较概括而已。
5．A。本题的出题点在人物观点处(I think)0题干问Michael如何看待访谈者这份职业，听音重点在career处。对话中主持人问Michael!cl何鼓励打算从事访谈工作的年轻人，Michael说如果让他再选择一次的话他还是会选择这一职业，对于那些有天赋、有抱负、有活力的年轻人来说，这是一份相当好的职业，故选A。
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Iteml 1
[听力原文]
In a statement yesterday,officials said there was no column of rebels
400km from the capital． They reassured the population that N’Djamena is in no danger．Chad's government has also deployed troops around the capital．Earlier yesterday，the French embassy in Chad warned that a rebel column was moving towards the capital on the main highway．Rebels attacked and briefly held
一、句子改错（共5道小题，共25.0分） 1. This is such a beautiful day that everyone around us feel like going out for a walk. A B C D A. A B. B C. C D. D 2. Neither John and his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train. A B C D A. A B. B C. C D. D
3. He finds it easier to do the cooking himself than teaching his wife to cook. A B C D A. A B. B C. C D. D 4. Despite his old age, he is still very healthful and often works in the field. A B C D A. A B. B C. C D. D
5. The information which she was injured in the accident was given by Liz. A B C D A. A B. B C. C D. D 二、阅读理解（共1道小题，共50.0分）
1. Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3,000 U.S. adolescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3,000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweighs all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death. Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 percent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is impressive, several important issues must be raised. First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970s, smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Third, several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent . Finally, though significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effective measures to reduce smoking levels among youth. 1. According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____. A. traffic accidents B. smoking-related diseases C. murder D. all of these 2. Every day there are over _____young people who will become regular smoker. A. 75 B. 23 C. 30 D. 3,000 3. By "dropout" (in paragraph 3) the author means______. A. students who failed the examination
2007年英语专业八级考试翻译原题及参考答案 C-E:暮色中，河湾里落满云霞，与天际的颜色混合一起，分不清哪是流云哪是水湾。也就在这一幅绚烂的图画旁边，在河湾之畔，一群羊正在低头觅食。它们几乎没有一个顾得上抬起头来，看一眼这美丽的黄昏。也许它们要抓紧时间，在即将回家的最后一刻再次咀嚼。这是黄河滩上的一幕。牧羊人不见了，他不知在何处歇息。只有这些美生灵自由自在地享受着这个黄昏。这儿水草肥美，让它们长得肥滚滚的，像些胖娃娃。如果走近了，会发现它们那可爱的神情，洁白的牙齿，那丰富而单纯的表情。如果稍稍长久一点端详这张张面庞，还会生出无限的怜悯。 Beside this picture with profusions of colors, a group of sheep are lowing their heads, eating by the river bank. Hardly none of them would spare some time to raise their eyes to have a glance at the beautiful dusk. They are, perhaps, taking use of every minute to enjoy their last chew before being driven home. This is a picture of the Yellow River bank, in which the shepherd disappears, and no one knows where he is resting himself. Only the sheep, however, as free creatures, are joyfully appreciating the dusk. The exuberant water plants have nutrited the sheep, making them grow as fat as balls. When approaching near, you would find their lily-white teeth and a variety of innocent facial impressions.
题号 一二三合计已做/题量 10 / 10 5 / 5 3 / 318 / 18得分/分值20 / 2020 / 2045 / 6085 / 100 在线作业 2014年12月份考试大学英语（1）第三次作业 一、填空题 （共10题、总分20分、得分20分） 1.He examined the letter as (care) 1 as he could. (本题分数：2 分，本题得分：2 分。) carefully 2.The pirate (海盗) chief commanded that the prisoners (俘虏) (shoot) 1 . (本题分数：2 分，本题得 分：2 分。) (should)be shot 3.They 1 (begin) a new course since yesterday. (本题分数：2 分，本题得分：2 分。) have begun 网络教室课程学习在线作业毕业设计网站首页
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QUESTION BOOKLET 试卷 用后随即销毁。 严禁保留、出版或复印。 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2018) -GRADE EIGHT TIME LIMIIT: 150 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN] SECTION A MINI-LECTURE You have THIRTY sec onds to preview the gap-filli ng task. Now liste n to the min i-lecture. When it is over, you will be give n THREE mi nu tes to check your work. SECTION B INTERVIEW In this secti on you will hear ONE in terview. The in terview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of each part, five questi ons will be asked about what was said. Both the in terview and the questi ons will be spoke n ONCE ONL Y. After each questio n there will be a ten-sec ond pause. Duri ng the pause, you should read the four choices of A), B), C) and D), and mark the best an swer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY sec onds to preview the choices. Now, liste n to the first in terview. Questi ons 1 to 5 are based on Part One of the in terview. Now liste n to the in terview. A. Announ ceme nt of results.
大学英语(3)课程作业_A 一单选题 1. When I said that some people are stupid I was not ___ you. reference refer referring referring to 本题分值： 4.0 用户得分： 0.0 用户解答： reference 标准答案：referring to 2. ___ your step，or you might fall into the water. See Watch Miss Look at 本题分值： 4.0 用户得分： 0.0 用户解答： See 标准答案：Watch 3. Professor Lee visits China almost ___. twice a year a twice year a year twice a year two times 本题分值： 4.0 用户得分： 4.0 用户解答： twice a year 标准答案： twice a year 4. The missing boys were last seen ___ near the river. playing to be playing play to play 本题分值： 4.0 用户得分： 4.0 用户解答： playing
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最新英语专业八级考试大纲 总则 国家教委《高等学校英语专业高年级英语教学大纲》规定, 高等学校英语专业高年级英语的教学任务是“继续打好语言基本功，进一步扩大知识面，重点应放在培养英语综合技能，充实文化知识，提高交际能力上。” 同时，《大纲》也指出，“大纲的执行情况主要通过统一测试进行检查。”“测试和评分应力求尽快达到标准化和电脑化，使其具有科学性、客观性和可行性。” 根据《大纲》中的上述规定，英语专业八级考试大纲规定了以下原则及考试内容： 一、考试目的 本考试的目的是检查大纲的执行情况，特别是大纲所规定的八级水严所要达到的综合语言技能和交际能力，藉以促进大纲的进一步贯彻，提高教学质量。 二、考试的性质与范围 本考试是一种测试应试者单项和综合语言能力的尺度参照性水平考试。考试的范围包括大纲所规定的听、读、写、译四个方面的技能。由于大规模口试的条件目前尚不具备，所以有关“说”的技能暂缓测试。 三、考试时间与命题 英语专业八级考试于每年3月份举行。由英语专业学生八级考试命题小组负责命题与实施。 四、考试内容 本考试包括六个部分：听力理解，校对与改错，阅读理解，人文知识、翻译，写作。整个考试需要时间195分钟。 最新英语专业八级考试时间与分值 试卷各部分采用记权的办法，折算成百分制。以60分为及格标准。 1. 听力：35分钟A) 主观题10 题，10分，B) C)客观题各5题，共10分。 2. 阅读：30分钟客观题20题，20分。 3. 人文知识：10分钟，客观题，10题，10分。 4. 改错：15分钟，10题，10分。 5. 翻译：时间60分钟。中英互译，各一题，各10分。 6. 写作：时间45分钟，主观题，20分。 总计：195分钟。 最新英语专业八级考试题型详解 I. 听力理解(Part I：Listening Comprehension) 测试要求： (a)能听懂交际场合中各种英语会话和讲话。 (b)能听懂VOA或BBC、CNN等国外传媒的节目中有关政治、经济、文化教育、科技等方面的专题报道。 (c)能听懂有关政治、经济、历史、文化教育、语言文学、科普方面的一般讲座及讲座后的答问。 (d)时间25分钟。 题型： 听力理解部分采用填空题和多向选择题，包括三个项目：SectionA, SectionB, SectionC, 共20题。
一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分） 1. A pretty, well―dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and a said to the driver, "Do you see that young man at the other side of the square?" "Yes," said the taxi driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently (不耐烦地) at his watch every few seconds. "Take me over there," said the young lady. There were a lot of cars and buses in the square, so the taxi driver asked, "Are you afraid to cross the street?" "Oh, no!" said the young lady. "But I promised that I would meet the young man for lunch at one o' clock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I had tried not to be late." 1.How did the young woman get to the square? A.She arrived in a taxi. B.She drove there in a car. C.She got there by bus. D.The story doesn't tell us. 2.Why did the lady stop the taxi? A.Because she didn't want to be late for her appointment (约会). B.Because she wanted to get out of the taxi. C.Because she wanted to go to the restaurant in it. D.Because she was afraid of walking across the street. 3.The young man at the other side of the square_______. A.had probably been waiting for a long time B.had some problem with his watch C.was probably a waiter of the restaurant D.was someone the young lady didn't want to see 4.The young lady was_______. A.clever at making excuse B.not late at all C.45 minutes earlier D.15 minutes late 5.Had she tried not to be late? A.Yes, she had tried her best. B.No, she was just pretending that she had tried. C.Yes, she had tried but she was still late.
2017年英语专业八级考试改错模拟测试 题及答案5 I think it is true to saying that, in general, language teachers (26) have paid little attention to the way sentences are used in combination to form stretches of disconnected discourse. They have tended to take (27) their cue from the grammarian and have concentrated to the teaching (28) of sentences as self-contained units. It is true that these are often represented in "contexts" and strung together in dialogues and (29) reading passages, but these are essentially setting to make the formal properties of the sentences stand out more clearly, properties which are then established in the learners brain(30) by means of practice drill and exercises. Basically, the language teaching unit is the (31)
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离线作业试卷列表2 一、单选? 1.第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）- Would you be interested in seeing a film tonight- ____C______?分值：3 A. Not at all.??? B. Are you sure??? C. Great! I'd love to ??? D. You're welcome.???? 2.第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）- Excuse me, could you tell me the way to P eople's Square- ____B______?分值：3 A. I don't understand you.??? B. Sorry, I'm a stranger here.??? C. Why don't you take a taxi??? D. Don't bother me.???? 3.第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）30?C 分值：1 A. on mind??? B. in heart??? C. in mind??? D. on your mind???? 4.第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）29 B?分值：1 A. with??? B. for??? C. to??? D. in???? 5.第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）28 B?分值：1 A. impossible??? B. wonderful??? C. incapable??? D. practical???? 6.第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）- I've got the first prize in the dancing ____C______?分值：3 A. You're welcome.??? B. It's very kind of you.??? C. Please accept my congratulations.??? D. Oh, really, I can't believe my ears.???? 7.第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）- I've passed the ___D_______?分值：3 A. What a pity!??? B. I have the examination.??? C. Come on.??? D. Congratulations.???? 8.第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）- I'm suffering from a ________A__?分值：3
英语专业八级考试简介及评价(附样题三套) 英语专业八级考试是由高等学校外语专业教学指导委员会主办的（非教育部主办），对英语专业高年级学生英语水平进行衡量的一种外语水平考试。是目前我国体现最高英语水平的等级考试。它在每年的三月份举办一次，考试分为上午和下午两场，上午做听力、阅读、改错，下午做翻译和写作。对时间的要求比较严格 专业八级的虽然难度较大，但在全国的英语专业的学生考试的成绩来看，通过率是很高的，全国平均通过率是百分之六十多，为什么通过率这么高？就我个人的观点而言，是因为专八考试的题目采分点多，每道小题都是一分，特别是阅读理解这样容易失分的部分，每道题也都是一分，与四、六级不同。下面我将就将对专八考试的各部分体型的特点做出评价。 1 听力包括听情景对话、长时间的交谈、英语广播、还有复合式听写。前两部分的难度和六级差不多，关键是后两部分。英语广播主要是VOA和BBC的新闻，没有什么应试技巧可言，关键要考平时多听这两个电台的广播来培养语感。复合式听写是听力部分乃至全卷中最难的，要求先听一段用标准语速英语念的文章（只念一遍），在放音的同时要求考生做听力笔记，然后再根据自己所做的笔记去完成一个没有提供选项的完型填空（填十个单词进去），这部分需要有很好的速记能力，要分清语篇里哪些是关键词，哪些不是，当然有遗漏是在所难免，但是要尽量争取少有遗漏，还是那句话：要注意句首、句尾的总结性的话，还有带判断语气的话。 2 阅读分为一般阅读和快速阅读两部分。前者的应试技巧和六级无二，而后者则要求在十分钟的时间内看完六到七篇文章，每一篇文章都附有一个或两个问题。就我的经验而言，这些题目不会涉及对文章主题思想等深层问题的理解，都是一些比较肤浅的问题。这部分要求考生具备一目几行的阅读技巧和很强的搜索信息的能力，如果这方面的能力比较强的话，这类快速阅读应该是比较容易得分的 3 改错在错误点的设置方面与四六级改错相比增加了“逻辑错误”部分，这个的难度是比较大的，有时候替换错词的词和其在本质上没有任何联系，主要看是否符合上下文的语境还有表达方式是否妥当等方面。 4 翻译包括英译汉和汉译英。首先当然要阅读相关的介绍翻译常识的文章、书籍，掌握一些翻译的基本技巧，但最主要的还是要勤练笔，当然要扩大词汇量是不可缺少的。翻译的文章大多是说理性的。2001年的翻译试题，汉译英出得比较容易，英译汉部分出得较难（涉及很抽象的伦理学）。
（英语专业八级考试全真模拟试卷） TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJIORS -----GRANT EIGHT---- TIME LIMIT: 70 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (15 MIN) SECTION A INTERVIEW In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview, you will be given 10 seconds t o answer each of the following 5 questions. Now listen to the interview. ( ) 1. According to Richard, what was the concept of health before the 1940s? [A] Mechanical operation of the body. [B] Absence of disease or illness. [C] Physical, mental and social well-being. [D] Clean water, improved sanitation and housing. ( ) 2. When did the Who define health in terms of the holist ic operation of a person ’s mind, body and sprite? [A] In the 1940s. [B] In the 1970s. [C] In the 1980s. [D] In the 1990s. ( ) 3. What attitude does Richard hold toward individualistic lifestyles approach? [A] Supportive. [B] Prejudiced. [C] Negative. [D] Confused. ( ) 4. According to the socio-ecological view of health. All of the following relate to people ’health EXCEPT [A] Society. [B] Gender. [C] Economy. [D] Environment. ( ) 5. Which city holed the first International Conference of Health Promotion in 1986? [A] London. [B] Tokyo. [C] New York. [D] Ottawa. SECTION B GAP-FILLING In this section, you will hear a mini-lecture; you will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete the gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given 2 minutes to check and complete the gap-filling task. Now listen to the mini-lecture. More than 40 years ago, Lee Kuan Yew 6________what was a poor, decaying colony into a shining, rich and modern city, all the time 7________by hostile powers. With his brilliant intellect and powers of 8________, he is one of the world ’s most b lunt and 9__________statemen. One of the 10__________successes of Lee Kuan Yew ’s 1 1________of Singapore was his making Singapore the least corrupt nation in Asia. He says, “They must be 12________a wage equal with what men of their ability and integrity are earning for managing a big corporation or13__________legal or other professional practice. They have to manage a Singapore economy NAME: NUMBER: ________________
《大学英语（三）》在线作业题库 一、单选题（共 50 道试题，共 100 分。） 1. – Ami, I want this report typed today. – ( ). A. It'll be ready in the afternoon, sir B. I'd like you to help me C. I know nothing about the report D. Leave it to tomorrow 正确答案：A 2. He( )himself quickly to the new condition of his work. A. changed B. altered C. adjusted D. varied 正确答案：C 3. We( )the bathroom and plan( )the bedroom this year. A. painted…to paint B. is painting… painting C. paint… to paint D. have painted…to paint 正确答案：D 4. I don't think this kind of medicine has any( ). A. answer B. cause C. effect D. work 正确答案：C 5. We consider( )the instrument be adjusted each time it is used. A. that it necessary B. it necessary that C. necessary that D. necessary of it that 正确答案：B 6. – I wonder if you could help me. – ( ). A. I could B. Yes, I do C. No, not at all D. Of course 正确答案：D 7. Parliament didn't think the Prime Minister did enough in the improvement of fair employment, ( )he was asked to write to Parliament for further explanation. A. so B. therefore
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2014年9月份考试大学英语（3）第一次作业 一、单项选择题（本大题共70分，共 35 小题，每小题 2 分） 1. It is ( ) of Beijing to have such hot weather in July. A. tropical B. typical C. trial D. tradition 2. He is ( ) a child. He should be allowed to make his own decision A. forever B. no longer C. absolutely D. exactly 3. The explorer told the boys about his ( ) in the Arctic. A. adventures B. investigation C. application D. improvement 4. It was not a formal occasion, so we were asked to wear （） clothes. A. A regular B. B informal C. C simple D. D cheap 5. I''''ll never know all that was in his mind, （）. A. A nor will anyone else either B. B nor won''''t anyone else too C. C nor anyone else will D. D nor will anyone else 6. The ( ) of establishing a new amusement park seemed to be very attractive. A. outline B. project C. progress D. method 7. A minute later John and I ran （） them and soon caught up （） them. A. A after...with B. B with...for C. C to...by D. D for...to 8. He kept working, ( ) he was very tired. A. so B. how C. nevertheless
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